"Shortly after a botched public speech by Ceaușescu. Evading capture by hastily departing via helicopter, effectively portrayed the couple as both fugitives and also acutely guilty of accused crimes.
Captured in Târgoviște, they were tried by a drumhead military tribunal on charges of genocide, damage to the national economy, and abuse of power to execute military actions against the Romanian people. They were convicted on all charges, sentenced to death, and immediately executed on Christmas Day 1989"
Who says it can't happen?
Who says it can't happen? Those who forget history are destined to repeat it.
Trudeau, Biden, every politician world-wide would do well to remember the history of those who take the actions they are now taking.